Is it finders keepers if you are in a shop?

[Manana]

I just had an interesting talk with my daughter who told me just found a pound in the shop and this reminded me about a question that I had long ago.
If you find money in a shop who does it legally belong to? You, the owner of the shop or maybe a past customer? Are you still obligated to take it down to the police station and report it, if so is there a minimum as I'm not sure the police would like you to waste their time filling out a lot of paperwork everytime you found a penny.

[Manana]

I see joggerjayne. This is a very good site and I have learnt much today, thank you all for answering this thread.
M.

[joggerjayne]

Whiskey ...

It wasn't Croydon Costco, was it ?????

I think I might have left a

(etc)

[whiskeryron]

sorry jj NO

[karenmac60]

My daughter found £5 outside school and asked me what she should do with it. In an effort to teach her about honesty I firstly got her to take it into school where her teacher allowed her to ask each class if anyone had lost money. We then took it to the police station where it stayed for a month before we were informed it hadn't been claimed and she was able to keep it. In that case the amount wasn't important, but the lesson was.

[joggerjayne]

karen ...

You didn't kill the thread. We all went off to have dinner.

Well, me, anyway.

[sandyRoe]

I think it would depend if anybody saw me finding it.

[karenmac60]

Death to the thread! Deeeaaaattthhhhh!!!!!!!! ;)

[joggerjayne]

LOL ... !

[Buenchico]

Eddie:
Please see my post at 1851. As long as you genuinely believed that the owner of the mirror would consent to you taking it (even if, in fact, he wouldn't have actually done so) you could not be convicted of any offence through taking it.